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-3- is the date of the Council meeting prior to which the Board of Review will be conducted by the Council. Several calls from residents annoyed by what they perceive to be an increase in commercial air traffic over St. Anthony were reported by Mayor Sundland who' said one man said he was unable to get a satis- factory explanation from the Airport Commission representative he contacted. The Mayor ' s questions related .to whether or not air traffic has been rerouted over the City and whether the normal traffic patterns have been affected by the loss of air controllers will be presented to the appropriate air officials in a letter to be written by staff over the Mayor' s signature. Councilman Marks recommended the various department heads be invited to attend future Council meetings as a means of letting them know the Council is quite aware of the difficulties they are experiencing with the drastic budget cuts which have been necessary . Councilman Ranallo suggested a better perspective could probably be achieved if these discussions were held at work sessions , as with the Liquor Operations Manager and the Public Works Director, where frank and open discussions were possible: Mayor Sundland said he has been having lunch with these administrators to let them know the City can ' t afford to lose good, trained people , and cuts in personnel will be among the last to be made for budget reasons . So many calls have been made regarding dogs running loose in the City , Councilman Ranallo reported he drove around in a four mile radius of his home one Sunday afternoon and counted at least 20 dogs unleashed in that area. He wondered if it would be cost effective to have MAPSI patrol at least one weekend but Councilman Letourneau commented he has observed the animal patrol trucks are not easily recognized and said he believes the City' s practice of notifying the owners of complaints against their animals would be more productive. Mr. Childs reported residents will be reminded of the existing animal control ordinances in the next Newsletter. The State Clerk ' s Conference report by Carol Johnson; Ron Berg 's Cable T.V. update; Police report for February; Fire Department Report for March; and the liquor operations sales summary for March were discussed and accepted as informational. Councilman Letourneau reported the North Suburban Cable T.V. franchise was awarded to Teleprompter Westinghouse April lst and state approval is anticipated within five months . He said Teleprompter has promised service will be offered to all ten communities no later than eighteen months from now contingent upon adoption of the necessary ordinances by each city. The Mayor then told Jim Schwartz of the Bulletin he found his article -on the franchise award to be most informative. It was the general consensus that all conditions for branch pick up listed in the April 7th staff notes should be listed in the next Newsletter with emphasis placed on the fact that no return collections will be made. Although Mr. Childs confirmed it costs the City • $38 per stop to make these collections , the Mayor and Councilman Enrooth believe the tradition should be continued since most residents view this service as a worthwhile expense.